Joseph Jenckes Jr.
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Joseph Jenckes Jr.
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Joseph Jenckes Jr., also spelled Jencks and Jenks, was the founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he erected a forge in 1671. After his mother and only sibling died in England, his father, Joseph Jenckes Sr., immigrated to New England. A few years later, in about 1647, Jenckes Jr. joined his father at his forge in Massachusetts Bay Colony and learned his father's trade. In 1661, Jenckes was jailed for treason, a charge that was later dropped. Jenckes moved to the Colony of Rhode Island and Pr
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Founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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2023-12-30T22:41:19Z
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